Accidents

Two injured as truck leaves bridge landing on railway tracks

KwaZulu-Natal: At 11H54 Thursday morning Netcare 911 responded to reports of a collision on Eel Road in Bayhead Durban.

Reports from the scene indicate that the driver of a heavy motor vehicle lost control resulting in the truck flying off a bridge through power lines coming to rest on railway tracks.

truck leaves bridge landing on railway tracks

The driver and passenger both adult males had sustained moderate injuries.

Once treated the patients were transported by ambulance to the hospital for further treatment.

All necessary authorities were on the scene.

Shawn Herbst
Media Liaison Officer
Netcare Limited
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In Other News – This is why Twitter wants Lerato Pillay account suspended #PutSouthAfricansFirst #ZimbabweansMustFall

Fears of xenophobic attacks in South Africa were renewed over the weekend after a hashtag #ZimbabweansMustFall started trending on Twitter, pushed mostly by what seems to be a ghost twitter account @uLerato_pillay as it is not verified.

Lerato Pillay

Zimbabweans, Nigerians, Mozambicans and Malawians have been at the receiving end of these attacks on South Africa, as the continent’s biggest economy begins to shrink as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, among other factors. continue reading 

Source – Shawn Herbst